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A Model Of Organizational Commitment In Staff Nurses, Donna Burgener Adams Dnsc

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the impact of work stress, sex role organization, and organizational tenure on self-esteem and work satisfaction, and ultimately, on the organizational commitment of registered nurses. An eclectic framework was utilized which incorporated organizational and personal variables. The correlational design resulted in a temporally ordered causal recursive model with linkages supported by a literature review. Past research has demonstrated less organizationally committed nurses more prone to leave their positions, and high turnover is detrimental to patient care as well as costly to the health care system. The sample consisted of 143 …

Factors Related To Body Image Appraisal Associated With Receiving Treatment For A Malignant Brain Tumor, Ruth Ann Mulnard Dnsc

Dissertations

Within a stress-coping-adaptation framework, a path analytic model was hypothesized to explain the interrelationships among the variables of gender, age, duration of illness, steroid dosage, social support, perceived health status limitations, and coping skills, and their subsequent effect on body image appraisal in the population of subjects undergoing treatment for a malignant brain tumor. The many potential changes in physical appearance and functional abilities, including the loss of hair, the onset of Cushing's syndrome and varied physical disabilities, may cause devastating alterations in body image, requiring tremendous coping skills for adaptation in these individuals. One hundred and ten subjects were …

The Moral Reasoning Of Nurse Practitioners, Diane C. Viens Dnsc, Ms, Fnp, Rnc

Dissertations

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify the moral dilemmas experienced by nurse practitioners in their clinical practice and to describe the essential features of moral reasoning utilized by the nurse practitioners to resolve the moral dilemma. The participants in the study were ten female volunteers who were currently employed as NPs in a variety of settings. Unstructured interviews were conducted with the participants and the qualitative data was analyzed using a nine step process. Five essential features of moral reasoning emerged through the process of data analysis: values, elements in the contextual framework for moral reasoning, influencing …

Bedtime Routines And Sleep Patterns Of Hospitalized Elderly, Marie E. Vander Kooi

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine whether performance of a familiar bedtime routine was related to the self-reported nocturnal sleep pattern quality of the hospitalized elderly. A descriptive correlational design was used to analyze data collected on a convenience sample of 30 elderly patients. The Bedtime Routine Questionnaire was used to describe the bedtime routine at home and measure to what extent it was maintained in the hospital. The nocturnal sleep pattern quality was measured using the Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The most common bedtime routine activities of the elderly were found to be: going to the bathroom; …

Nursing Care Of The Elderly In The Acute Care Setting: An Investigation Of Powerlessness, Dorothy De Boer Zylstra

Masters Theses

This study's purpose was to identify whether persons 65 years of age or older hospitalized with congestive heart failure perceive personal powerlessness. Cognitive competence of the subjects was determined by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. A Powerlessness Interview Schedule (PIVS) was used to identify subjects' perceptions of personal powerlessness.; Perceived powerlessness was not conclusively apparent in the fifty-one subjects of this study. No subjects received a score of 38 or below. Ten of fifty-one subjects received scores ranging from 46 to 56 which may place them at risk for perceived personal powerlessness. Forty-nine subjects had areas of limited feelings …

Maternal Employment Status Following The Birth Of An Infant, Julie A. Hyde

Masters Theses

A descriptive correlational study was conducted in partial replication of the Youngblut (1989) study for the purpose of determining the relationship between variables related to mothers' employment status and the infants' developmental status at three months. Families of the sample (n = 105) were termed working, non-working or leave of absence (LOA) depending on the mothers' employment status at the infant age of three months.; Variables examined included demographic, reproductive histories, mother-child interaction, employment status, family functioning, neonatal morbidity, developmental outcomes and home/work orientation. Findings revealed that despite a higher SES category than nonworking and LOA families, working mothers also …

Patient Perceptions Of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Patricia A. Devries

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine which nurse caring behaviors in the critical care unit are perceived as most important and least important by patients with myocardial infarction. A sample of 44 subjects responded to an open-ended question and an assessment scale, the Caring Behaviors Assessment. Two comparison groups of 22 subjects each were formed from the sample to determine if number of previous admissions to the critical care unit made a difference in perceptions of most important and least important nurse caring behaviors.; Descriptive statistics along with t-test, chi-square, and two-way analysis of variance were used to …

Staff Nurse Perceptions Of Performance Feedback In A Clinical Ladder Performance Appraisal System, Eileen T. French

Master's Theses

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Geriatic Nurse Practitioner's Health Promotive Behaviors: A Test Of Theory Of Reasoned Action, Sandra L. Venegoni

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to develop an instrument to test the theory of reasoned action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975) in a new behavioral domain the health promotive behaviors of geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs). The two behavioral categories included in the study were health assessment and health teaching, each with its individual index of actions.

A questionnaire was developed to examine the beliefs of a sample of 200 certified geriatric nurse practitioners and to test the relationships of the theoretical model. Names of the subjects were randomly selected from the American Nurses' Association 1989 list of certified GNPs. Ninety-four …

Coping Mechanisms Reported By Cardiac Transplant Patients In Acute Rejection., Connie White-Williams

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The Effect Of Patient-Controlled Vs. Nurse-Administered Analgesia On Pain Intensity And Disruption In Self-Care Activities Among Postoperative Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Patients., Delaine B. Pate

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Having Faith: Experiencing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting., Patricia Elliott Camp

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Defining Characteristics Of Personal Identity Disturbance In Adolescent Females., Jean Bell Ivey

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Functional Status As It Relates To Hope In Elders With And Without Cancer., Joan S. Mcgill

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Manifestations Influencing Empowerment In The Educational Environment Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Marcia Blix Hobbs

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Effects Of Positional Changes On Selected Physiological And Psychological Measurements In Clients With Atrial Fibrillation., Angela Smith Collins

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Assertiveness Training Conducted By A Nurse With Incarcerated Juvenile Delinquents., Grace Ingersoll Clark

All ETDs from UAB

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Self-Esteem, Sense Of Mastery, And Adequacy Of Prenatal Care., Margaret Ream Edwards

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Perceived Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, And Work Satisfaction Of The Army Reserve Nurse., Cynthia L Whittig Roach

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Hypoglycemia In The Neonate Delivered By Elective Cesarean Section Compared To Normal Vaginal Delivery., Margaret Dahlberg Cole

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The Relationship Among Self-Care Agency, Risk-Taking, And Health Risks In Adolescents., Jane Duval Hurst

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Transforming: Patterns Of Sexual Function In Adults With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus., Priscilla Lemone

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Selected Demographic Variables, Organizational Characteristics, Role Orientation, And Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Faculty., Nancy Burch Moody

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Adaptation And Injury Status Of Industrial Workers On A Rotating Shift Pattern., Jennan Atkins Phillips

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Self-Concept And Self-Care Practices Of Healthy Adolescents., Kathy Alberta Mccaleb

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The Effect Of The Arthritis Self-Help Course On Arthritis Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, Purpose And Meaning In Life, And Arthritis Impact In People With Arthritis., Ann Mabe Newman

All ETDs from UAB

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The Relationship Among Hope/Hopelessness, Self-Esteem, Perceived Social Support, And Life Events In Adolescents., Ruth Parmelee Rawlins

All ETDs from UAB

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The Relationship Of Organizational Structure To Role Conflict And Role Ambiguity Of Top Level Nurse Administrators., Mary Lee Tracy

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Family Responses And Self-Care Activities In School-Age Children With Diabetes., Melissa Ann Spezia

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Psychological Stress Reaction, Coping Strategies, And Health Promotion Lifestyles Among Hospital Nurses., Wilma Ruth Vines

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